Photo By Maj. Shane Sandretto | U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Jusino, left, and Lt. Col. Robert Griggs the...... read more read more
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan – The 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment “Wolverines” and the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment “Golden Dragons” assumed their missions in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Feb. 3 and 4.
On Feb. 3, a transfer of authority ceremony was held at Forward Operating Base Sharana for 1-89th Cavalry. Joined by the command team of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, the outgoing U.S. unit, the ceremony was simple and to the point.
The outgoing commander and sergeant major, Lt. Col. Matthew Cody and Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew McDowell, cased their unit colors in preparation for movement from FOB Sharana to their home station of Fort Riley, Kan. The incoming commander and command sergeant major, Lt. Col. Robert Griggs and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Jusino, uncased their colors signifying their responsibility as the new battle space integrator for 12 districts within Paktika province.
“Transition, I feel,” said Cody, “will be the Wolverines’ greatest challenge, not only are they transitioning, they have to remove a large footprint in a short amount of time.”
“It will come down to establishing the non-commissioned officer corps so that when we leave our partners will essentially be able to train the trainer and continue to improve and sustain everything we’ve taught them,” Griggs said.
On Feb. 4, a nearly identical ceremony was held at FOB Orgun-E for the command teams of 2-14th Infantry and the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, also from Fort Riley.
“It is our job to help the Afghan National Security Forces to set the conditions for long-term security in Paktika,” said Lt. Col. Robert Fouche, commander of 2-14th Infantry. “I have no doubt that Afghanistan will become peaceful and prosperous over time.”
The 1-89th Cavalry and 2-14th Infantry are the first two units in the 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade to assume responsibility for their mission.
| Date Taken: | 02.03.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 02.14.2013 07:23 |
| Story ID: | 101977 |
| Location: | FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, AF |
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